Al-Qadi Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar

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Al-Qadi Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar
Qadi of Timbuktu
In office
1565–1583
Preceded byQadi Muhammad ibn Mahmud ibn Umar
Succeeded byQadi Abu Hafs Umar ibn Mahmud ibn Umar
Personal
Born1507 (1507)
Died10 August 1583(1583-08-10) (aged 75–76)

Qadi al-Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Aqit (

Sankore mosque
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Life

al-Aqib ibn Mahmud was born in 1507/1508 to the Sanhaja Berber Aqit family. He studied under his father and uncle, then went to make the hajj, where he studied under leading scholars like al-Nasir al-Laqani, who certified him to teach a number of books. Ahmad Baba, who was his cousin once removed, studied under him, and got an ijaza. In 1565, al-Aqib succeeded his brother, Qāḍī Muḥammad, as the Qadi of Timbuktu.[1]

In 1569, he began rebuilding

Sankore mosque the following year, for which he precisely adopted the Qibla.[2]

He died on 10 August 1583 and was succeeded as Qadi by his brother Abu Hafs Umar.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Gomez 2019, p. 291.
  2. ^ Gomez 2019, p. 352.
  3. ^ Gomez 2019, p. 357.

References

  • Gomez, Michael (2019). .